Question

9ª Questão: Complete os espaços com os verbos no passado  pedidos e leia a biografia de Lionel Messi.Lionel Andrés Messi ____________ (be -irregular verb ) born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario. He _____________ (be- irregular verb  ) an Argentine soccer player. He _______________(start- regular verb  )

playing football at a very early age in his hometown's Newell's Old Boys.

From the age of 11, he ______________(suffer-regular verb   ) from a hormone deficiency.

 Lionel's parents _____________(be-irregular verb  ) unable to pay for the treatment in Argentina so they ___________(decide – regular verb) to move to Barcelona, Spain. In the 2003-2004 season, when he ___________(be -irregular verb ) still only 16, Messi _____________ (make –irregular verb ) his first team debut.

 On May 1, 2005, he _______________ (become-irregular ) the youngest player ever to score a league goal for Barcelona - against Albacete when Messi ____________ (be –irregular verb ) only 17 years.

 In December 2008, Lionel Messi became the second best soccer player in the world and in 2009, he ____________ (win –irregular verb ) the Golden Ball award for the first time.

Answer 1

Lionel Andrés Messi WAS born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario. He IS an Argentine soccer player. He STARTED playing football at a very early age in his hometown's Newell's Old Boys. From the age of 11, he SUFFERED from a hormone deficiency. Lionel's parents WERE unable to pay for the treatment in Argentina so they DECIDED to move to Barcelona, Spain. In the 2003-2004 season, when he WAS still only 16, Messi made his first team debut. On May 1, 2005, he BECAME the youngest player ever to score a league goal for Barcelona - against Albacete when Messi WAS only 17 years old. In December 2008, Lionel Messi became the second best soccer player in the world, and in 2009, he WON the Golden Ball award for the first time.